Teen Night: Cupcake Decorating For ages 12–18 Join us for an evening of sugar-fueled creativity. Participants will work together and in teams to create original, iced […]
Are the humanities in crisis? What to do with the hotly-contested idea of the (hard to define) canon? In the midst of an American identity crisis, […]
Spring Egg-Stravaganza all ages! Celebrate spring with tories and trivia, followed by an egg-tastic hunt in the Library and craft-making! Learn about spring symbols during this […]
Spring Egg-Stravaganza all ages! Celebrate spring with stories and trivia, followed by an egg-tastic hunt in the Library and craft-making! Learn about spring symbols during this […]
The 2022 Read-a-Thon The American Library in Paris and Message Paris are organizing a Read-A-Thon to encourage vacation reading, and raise funds for the American Library […]
Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal with author George Packer and journalist Thomas Chatterton Williams Click here […]
Story Hour: Pet Pals For ages 3–5 3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! […]
Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss The War in Ukraine with journalists Robin Wright, Steven Erlanger, and Serge Schmemann Click here to RSVP The Russian invasion […]
Toddler Time for ages 1–3 This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young. Books featured during our Toddler Time events […]
Critical Conversations We are delighted to announce the third season of Critical Conversations, an expert-led discussion series that will allow Library members to delve deeper into […]
MASTER SHOT FILM CLUB For ages 12-18. Led by Paris-based filmmaker and writer Clarence Tokley, the purpose of this club is to allow budding filmmakers the […]
The Library will be closed on the following days in May:
Wednesday 1 May – Fête du Travail (Labor Day)
Wednesday 8 May – Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)
Thursday 9 May – Jeudi de l’Ascension (Ascension)
Friends of the Library (50€ – 249€) will receive invitations to unique, donor-only programs.
Folio Society (250€ – 1 999€) supporters will be invited to the annual Book Award ceremony, as well as donor-only programs.
Gutenberg Society (2 000€ – 9 999€) patrons will have the opportunity to host a dinner with an Evenings with an Author sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg speaker, as well as all the benefits listed above.
Ex Libris Lux Society (10 000€ and above) sponsors will be invited to an annual dinner with Ex Libris Lux donors and Library leadership, as well as all the benefits listed above. They will also be invited to an exclusive cocktail dînatoire with our Gala speaker.
A charitable gift from your estate is simple to implement and is easy to change if you should need to access the assets during your lifetime. If you would like to include a gift to the Library in your will, ask your estate planning attorney to add this suggested wording to your will or living trust. Please make sure to use the Library’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as: The American Library in Paris Inc.
Unrestricted Gift: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc, (insert dollar amount) Dollars* to be used for its general purposes.
Residuary Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc , (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes.
